CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Prof. Dr. Kağan Günçe
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süheyla Üçışık Erbilen

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Prof. Dr. Sonuç Zorlu Oğurlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süheyla Üçışık Erbilen
Assist. Prof. Dr. Handan Sezgin
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nazime Beysan
Assist. Prof. Dr. Seda Orbay Yücel

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT:
Res. Asst. Fatma Türüç

• Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Güçhan
  
• Prof. Dr. Aytül Özüm
  
• Prof. Dr. Dilek Direnç
  
• Prof. Dr. Fatma Gül Berktay
  
• Prof. Dr. Gülriz Uygur
  
• Prof. Dr. Hanife Aliefendioğlu
  
• Prof. Dr. Havva Alkan Bala
  
• Prof. Dr. Hülya Şimga
  
• Prof. Dr. Kağan Günçe
• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ecevit
  
• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Göktepe
  
• Prof. Dr. Murat İri
• Prof. Dr. Naciye Kunt
  
• Prof. Dr. Seçkin Tercan
  
• Prof. Dr. Serdar Çetin Aydar
  
• Prof. Dr. Sevil Saygı
  
• Prof. Dr. Yıldız Ecevit
• Prof. Dr. Zeynep Direk
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysu Arsoy
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceren Boğaç
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gillian M.E. Alban
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. İnci Eviner
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Belkıs
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seda Yavuz
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr.  Serap Yüzgüller
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seza Sinanlar Uslu
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şebnem Ertaş Beşir
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şeyma Ersoy Çak
  
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Türkan Ulusu Uraz
  
• Assist. Prof. Dr. Esra Plümer Bardak
  
• Dr. Nazlı Pektaş
  
• Beral Madra
  

The 8th International Conference on Gender Studies, which has been held regularly since 2004, will be held on 12-14 May 2022 within the framework of 'GENDER & ART and Other Gender Studies'. The conference, which aims to address all aspects of art producers' and critics' engagement with gendered bodies and a social order based on inequality, as well as how gender roles based on ideologies of domination, socio-cultural fictions, and heteronormative systems are produced, supported, and critiqued through art, offers leading academics, researchers and practitioners the opportunity to present and discuss their work and shed new light on the field. At the same time, this platform will also include Other Gender Studies.

Feminism, which cannot be separated from the concept of gender, has met resistance from all institutions that feed the patriarchal system since its inception but has continued its struggle against discrimination despite all pressures. While this struggle continues with its various dimensions, its reflections in art have also proved effective over time and feminist art has become a part of feminism. Feminist art, which rejects any kind of othering and includes queer representations in this context, has played an important role in bringing about positive changes in the social structure. The link between gender and art, which also brings about a paradigm shift in the social sciences, has the richness of being discussed and studied in both an interdisciplinary and a disciplinary dimension. Therefore, looking at the mutual emergence of gender and art will also provide new ideas about current changes in different disciplines. 

Although there are few researches on feminist art in the Turkish Republic from Northern Cyprus, in recent years there has been an increasing interest from various disciplines such as gender and women's studies, sociology, anthropology, and history in examining the relationships between gender and art. This conference aims to bring new studies into the literature by encouraging academics, researchers, and activists to engage in intergenerational and intersectional dialogues around gender and art.

Submissions for presentation are invited on topics relating to the Conference topics – Gender and Art through the following areas:

• ART
  
• PERFORMING ARTS
• LITERATURE
  
• AND OTHER GENDER STUDIES
  

In addition to covering the following sub-topics, the conference also covers other studies with a gender perspective:

• Aesthetics and Gender
• Art as Activism
• Art History
• Artist Gender Representation in Art Streaming
  
• Architecture and Gender
  
• Design Issues and Gender
  
• Feminism and Art
• Future of Women in Arts and Humanities
• Gender Equality in Art from Past to Present Gendering the Artistic Field
• Philosophy of Art
• Struggling of Women in the Art
• The Face of Art in the Pandemic
• Writing Queer Histories
• Photography and Gender Roles
• Reinventing Sculpture
• Being a Woman “Meddah (Public Storyteller)”
• Feminist Theatre/ Feminism in Theatre
• Gender of Cinema
• Performance and Identity
• Gender and Dramatic Writing
  
• Gender and Humor 
  
• and Other Gender Studies
  

Due to the international nature of the conference, only abstracts written in English will be accepted for review. However, presenters can choose to present their papers in English or Turkish. Full papers can be submitted in English or Turkish for the conference book.

Submissions are subject to blind peer review at every stage.  Papers without gender perspective will be rejected. Abstracts and papers will be accessible to all participants on the conference website once the complete program is set.

Please send your abstracts (not more than 250 words) through e-mail; gsart@emu.edu.tr

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information.

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD FACE TO FACE. HOWEVER, AT LEAST ONE OF THE SESSIONS CAN BE "ONLINE" IF REQUESTED.

• The submitted abstracts receive approval or refusal after passing through the blind peer-review process.
• Approved articles are included in the booklet as an abstract book. This book is published on the website before the conference and is distributed to the participants on the conference day.
• If the authors do not request the opposite, all articles presented at the conference are published in the conference proceedings book.
  
• After the conference, the conference proceedings book printed with the ISBN number is sent to all authors.
• All studies to be published in the conference proceedings book will be given a doi number.
  
• Authors who don't want to publish their article on proceedings book, can apply for referee process for the publication in the journal of our university which is called Kadın/Woman2000 Journal for women's studies.
• Authors should choose one of these two options, and if the article is to be requested to enter the journal process, the committee should be informed before the publication of the conference proceedings book.
  

Book of Abstracts (e-book)

Conference Proceedings

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Please use the template below to submit the full paper:
GSART 2022 Full Paper Template.docx

Instructions to Authors

1) Studies presented on May 12-14, 2022, should be sent in full paper to gsart@emu.edu.tr no later than July 18, 2022. Submitted full texts may be included in the "GSART Proceeding Book" published by EMU Press with doi and ISBN.

2) The abstract should contain 5 keywords and be between 250-550 words long. The full texts to be submitted should be between 3500-6500 words (included references).

3) Loanwords accepted in English usage should be spelled following the Oxford English Dictionary and its supplements. Other foreign words should be written in italics and explained in parentheses or footnotes, if necessary.

APA Style 6th Edition Citation Examples

[For an article in a printed journal]

APA format structure:
Author, A. (Publication Year). Article title. Journal Title, Volume (Issue), pp-pp.

APA format example:
Nevin, A. (1990). The changing of teacher education special education. Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, 13(4), 147-148

[For an article in an online journal]

APA format structure:
Author, A. (Publication Year). Article title. Periodical Title, Volume(Issue), pp-pp. doi:XX.XXXXX or Retrieved from URL

APA format example:
Jameson, J. (2013). E-Leadership in higher education: The fifth “age" of educational technology research. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44(6), 889-915. doi: 10.1111/bjet.12103

[Book]

APA format structure:
Author, A. (Year of Publication). Title of work. Publisher City, State: Publisher.

APA format example:
Finney, J. (1970). Time and again. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster.

[Magazine - Print]

APA format structure:
Author, A. (Year, month of Publication). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp.

APA format example:
Tumulty, K. (2006, April). Should they stay or should they go? Time, 167(15), 3-40.

[Magazine - Online]

APA format structure:
Author, A.A.. (Year, Month of Publication). Article title. Magazine Title,Volume(Issue), Retrieved from http://xxxx

APA format example:
Tumulty, K. (2006, April). Should they stay or should they go? Time, 167(15) Retrieved from http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1179361,00.html

[Newspaper article in print]

APA format structure:
Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.

APA format example:
Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon.The New York Times, 1-2

[Newspaper article online]

APA format structure:
Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, Retrieved from newspaper homepage URL

APA format example:
Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon.The New York Times, Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

[Citing a general website article with an author]

APA format structure:
Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Retrieved from URL

APA format example:
Simmons, B. (2015, January 9). The tale of two Flaccos. Retrieved from http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-tale-of-two-flaccos/

[Citing a general website article without an author]

APA format structure:
Article title. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Retrieved from URL
 
APA format example:
Teen posed as doctor at West Palm Beach hospital: police. (2015, January 16). Retrieved from http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Teen-Posed-as-Doctor-at-West-Palm-Beach-Hospital-Police-288810831.html

[Citing a film/Citing a movie]

APA format structure:
Producer, A. (Producer), & Director, A. (Director). (Release Year). Title of motion picture [Motion Picture]. Country of Origin: Studio.

APA format example:
Bender, L. (Producer), & Tarantino, Q. (Director). (1994). Pulp fiction [Motion Picture]. United States: Miramax.

[Citing a film from YouTube]

APA format structure:
Author, A. [screename]. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from URL

APA format example:
Smith, Rick. (2013, September 20). Favre to Moss!. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOP_L6hBjn8

Please fill the form and send it to gsart@emu.edu.tr with your payment receipt.

GSART22 registration-form.docx

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

The presentation should last no more than 15 minutes. Projector and computer will be available in each conference hall. You may present your study in either English or Turkish.

The 8th International Conference on Gender Studies will be held at our university's Rauf Raif Denktaş Culture and Congress Center, Famagusta / North Cyprus. 

Proposals on any key, general, or related theme will be considered.

Papers without gender perspective will be rejected.

Please submit abstracts of no more than 250 words in length.

You can submit your abstracts by e-mail: gsart@emu.edu.tr 

The deadline for submission of abstracts for consideration by the committee is 13 December 2021 16 January 2022

Please note that accepted paper abstracts can be viewed on the website.

Committee will notify applicants by 17 January 2022 16 February 2022

 For the full paper submission visit the "Full Paper Submission" page

If you are planning to organize a plenary session please fill in the form and reach us by gsart@emu.edu.tr

Plenary Session Request Form.docx

*30% discount for EMU members

**If requested, the conference registration fee for those who will attend the 'online' session will be evaluated from the 'Master/PhD Student' category.

Payment on the side is NOT ALLOWED. The registration fee includes conference materials, welcome reception, coffee breaks, and a lunch bag for three days.

All bank charges and commissions are paid by the participants. Please inform your bank about this when ordering a transfer.

To receive an invoice on behalf of a company, institution, or organization you must state this in the registration form. If the bank transfer is ordered by a natural person, it is not possible for an invoice to a company or organization to be issued afterward.

Bank Transfer:

A copy of the receipt of the bank remittance should be attached to the registration form for confirmation.

IMPORTANT: Please write your name and CWS/KAEM GSART22 for an explanation of your application for payment by bank transfer.

EMU USD Account

Bank: Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S.

Branch: Gazimagusa Subesi

SWIFT Code: ISBKTRISxxx

IBAN #: TR590006400000268200063932

USD Account No : 6820-63932

Cheques are NOT accepted.

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Oscar Park Hotel

Famagusta, North Cyprus

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More Information: http://www.oscarpark.com/

Salamis Bay Conti Hotel & Casino 

Famagusta, North Cyprus

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Arkın Palm Beach Hotel & Casino

Famagusta, North Cyprus

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Port View Hotel

Famagusta, North Cyprus

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Premium-Inn otel

Famagusta, North Cyprus

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La Regina Veneziana Otel

Famagusta, North Cyprus

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Altun Tabya Otel

Famagusta, North Cyprus

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Betül Guest House

Famagusta, North Cyprus

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More Information: http://betul-guest-house-famagusta.mycyprushotels.com/tr/

North Cyprus is a place full of magic: fully deserving the title of “Pearl of the Mediterranean". It is a rich and colorful tapestry of unspoiled beauty, ranging from sparkling clear waters and golden beaches to fields carpeted by wildflowers in the Spring and the pine-clad heights of the Besparmak Mountains. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, 65km south of Turkey, 100km west of Syria, and 420km north of Egypt.

In 1974, following years of violence between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot Communities and an attempted coup d'état by the Greek Cypriot Nationalists, Turkey intervened to save the Turkish Cypriots from genocide and have remained since to maintain the peace. The island remains divided today into two autonomous States. Greek Cypriots are situated in the Southern part of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriots in the Northern part. The two states are separated by a “Green Line" which also divides the capital Nicosia, making it the last divided capital in the World. Despite the trouble between the two communities in the past, there is now peace on the island with the leaders of both States meet regularly, under the careful eye of the United Nations, to try and negotiate a settlement deal that will reunite the island.
There are five main regions in North Cyprus: Lefkosa (or Nicosia), Gazimağusa (or Famagusta), Girne (or Kyrenia), Guzelyurt (or Morphou), Iskele (or Trikomo). There are currently five border crossings, allowing passage to and from south Cyprus, offering 24-hour unrestricted access to EU citizens. However, a short visa form (available at the checkpoints and free of charge) will need to be completed when crossing north with an identity card or passport.

Cyprus has a very warm climate and generally, the Summer season lasts for about eight months from April to the end of November. In July and August, temperatures exceed 35°C (95°F). The Winter weather is generally very mild and the average annual temperature is 19°C (66°F).

Eating out is extremely popular amongst the locals and there is a wide range of international restaurants in and around the major cities.

Famagusta City Map: 

 Once upon a time, Famagusta was the most important port city on the island. The naturally deep harbor attracted ships, merchants, and traders from all over the eastern Mediterranean and further. It was during this time that the region began to flourish with wealth, and the idea that wealth could be measured by the churches they built inspired these rich merchants to build a multitude of them. Famagusta came to be known as "the district of churches" – legend has it that at one time the area had a church for every day of the year.

Today the area boasts some of the most impressive medieval ruins anywhere in the world. The contrasting Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque is fascinating for its gothic cathedral exterior as it was once a church, which has since been transformed into a mosque on the inside. A walk through the walled city offers wonderful insight into the history of the area, like a crumbling postcard to the past.

Salamis is home to some fantastically preserved Roman ruins, including statues, standing columns, theatre, and baths. But, of course, the area is as famous for its spectacular beaches as its rich history so there is something for everyone.